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Plaque with Paired Birds for Belt or Shroud

1100–1000 BCE

China, Western Zhou dynasty

(c. 1046–771 BCE)
Medium
jade
Measurements
Overall: 2.5 x 3.7 cm (1 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift 1952.575
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An off-white jade plaque with concave top and bottom edges is punctured by four corner holes featuring traces of reddish-brown pigment. Two birds are incised in profile, facing inward from opposite sides. Each has a circular eye, a curved beak, and long, sweeping lines representing wings and feathers. Fine, shallow carvings define their symmetrical forms across the smooth stone, meeting at a central vertical line.

Plaque with Paired Birds for Belt or Shroud

1100–1000 BCE

China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

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